WKU Recruiting: Early Signing Day Preview
It’s the first ever early-signing period for football, something recruiting wonks have been clamoring for for quite some time now, and here…
It’s the first ever early-signing period for football, something recruiting wonks have been clamoring for for quite some time now, and here we are! Instead of waiting until February, recruits have from 7 a.m. (local time to the recruit) tomorrow to 11:59 p.m. on Friday to sign in the early window.
So, where does WKU fit in all this?
The Tops have had a recruiting cycle like few others for the 2018 class, and some outlets have the Tops’ class as high as 55th in the country.
Both Rivals and 247Sports have the Tops as the best 2018 class, although the two services have a wide discrepancy in where WKU comes in overall. (Rivals ranks WKU 55th while 247Sports has the Hilltoppers someone in the 80s.)
So, how much of the 26 verbal commits will be pledging their loyalties to the Tops this week? Long story short, we’re not sure. Not even Mike Sanford was sure when asked about it in a media availability prior to the Cure Bowl last week.
However, I’d bet good money on at least two guys signing as soon as they possibly can. The first being Spencer Gaddis, a three-star wide receiver from the metro-Atlanta area.
The other I expect to sign as soon as he can is one of the newest Topper recruits in Lee Graham, who told FlaVarsity.com back in April that he wouldn’t make a commitment until signing day came.
Now, that’s by no means the only NLI’s WKU will get over the next three days, but those are the ones I feel best about putting their name to paper.
Below is a full list of verbal commits for WKU. Click on their name to read our write up on them or their recruiting profile from Rivals or 247Sports.
Terez Traynor — Athlete (Louisville, Ky)
Kawan Williams — Athlete (Garden City, Ga)
Maurquel Dillard — Athlete (Fort Lauderdale, Fla)
Cardavion Myers — DB (Piedmont, Ala)
Shannon Bishop, Jr — DB (Louisville, Ky)
Arthur Brathwaite — DB (Pembroke Pines, Fla)
Malik Occiur — DB (Oakland Park, Fla)
Jayden Patterson — DB (Lawrenceville, Ga)
Devin Bell — DE (Goshen, Al)
Roderic Forts — DE (Ellenwood, Ga)
Que Reid — DB (Concord, NC)
Lichon Terrell — DE (Hogansville, Ga)
Deporess Schletty — DT (Alpharetta, Ga)
Nazir Sy — DT (Norcross, Ga)
Adam Krause — K (Illinois)
Mario Wright — LB (Flossmoor, Ill)
Tre Leslie — LB (Tucker, Ga)
Gunner Britton — OL (Conway, SC)
Troy Ingle — OL (Plantation, Fla)
Sam Stoval — OL (Chattanooga, Tenn)
Kevaris Thomas — QB (Lakeland, Fla)
Trey Urquhart — RB (Acworth, Ga)
Gino Appleberry — RB (Atlanta, Ga)
Lee Graham — WR (Glen St. Mary, Fla)
Russell Brown — WR (Lehigh Acres, Fla)
Spencer Gaddis — WR (Alpharetta, Ga)